Fencepost



J. MCCARTHY- FENCEPOST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. 1919.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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FENCEPOS'I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Application filed July 17, 1919. Serial No. 311,519.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MCCARTHY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellevue, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Fencepost, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to fence posts, the principal object beingto provide an improved fastening wherein a plurality of Wire strands maybe quickly and readily attached to the, post, the fastening being suchas to be readily disengaged from the fence to allow the removal of thesame and without any damage whatsoever to the latter.

Andther object of the invention is to provide a fence post which will besupported in vertical position and held in position rigidly, a novelbase for the post being provided to hold the same in such position andwhich also serves as a connection between the wire fastening bar used inthe embodiment of the invention claimed herein.

Another general object of the invention is to provide a fence post whichis simple in construction, which consists of few parts, which can bereadily assembled and disassembled, and which can be manufactured andsold at a minimum cost.

lVith the above and other general objects and advantages in view, theinvention consists of the combinations of elements, constructions andarrangements of parts. for mations and operations and generalassemblage, the details of which will be hereinafter fully enlarged uponand recited in the subjoined claims.

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Figure 1 is a view partly in vertical crosssection and partly inelevation of a fence post constructed in accordance with my invention;Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same parts being broken away; andFig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the post, part of the baseplate being broken away.

In the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a tubular post extended througha base, preferably in the form of a concavo-convex disk 6, the diskbeing located adjacent to the lower end of the post, and being adaptedto rest upon the surface of the ground, the lower end of the post beingembedded in the ground.

The fence clamping bar is designated at 10 and extends longitudinally ofthe post and has its lower end bent around a pintle 11 struck in theplate or disk 6 adjacent the side of the post.

The post is provided with spaced openings 12 which register withopenings 13 in the bar and through which extends detachable fasteningelements 1 1, the wire strands being disposed, between the fence bar andthe post.

The construction here shown and described is considered the preferredembodiment of the invention but it will be understood that the same maybe modified in many respects and that my limits of such modification aregoverned by what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a fence post, a base in the form of a concavo-convex disk, a fencepost extending vertically therefrom, a pintle struck from the base anddisposed in close proximity to the post, a fence wire clamping barextending longitudinally of the post having one end bent around thepintle and adapted for pivotal movement thereon, and fastening elementsextending transversely through bar and post, to retain the fence wiresin position between the post and bar.

2. In a device of the class described, a disk-like base and a postmounted in the base, there being a pintle struck from the base in closeproximity to the post; a clamping bar extended longitudinally of thepost and having one end fashioned into an eye engaging the pintle toform a pivotal mounting for the bar; and a fastening element extendedtransversely through the bar and the post.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MoOARTHY.

Witnesses:

C. D. KIMBERRY, CHARLES M. OAReo.

